Shloka 14074
Brahmā’s Lotus-Birth, Puṣkara-Creation Imagery, Madhu–Kaiṭabha, and Early Genealogies
दक्षस्यापत्यमेतद्वै कन्या द्वादश पार्थिव । नक्षत्राणि च चंद्रस्य विंशतिस्सप्त चोर्जिताः
dakṣasyāpatyametadvai kanyā dvādaśa pārthiva | nakṣatrāṇi ca caṃdrasya viṃśatissapta corjitāḥ
ഹേ രാജാവേ, ഇവ ദക്ഷന്റെ സന്തതിയാണ്—പന്ത്രണ്ട് പുത്രിമാർ; കൂടാതെ ചന്ദ്രന്റെ ഇരുപത്തേഴു ശക്തിമാനായ നക്ഷത്രങ്ങളും।
Unspecified (narrator addressing a king: 'pārthiva')
Concept: Sacred time is personified: Dakṣa’s progeny become the lunar mansions, establishing the rhythm by which rites, vratas, and auspicious acts are measured.
Application: Plan worship and vows with awareness of tithi/nakṣatra; treat time as sacred stewardship—begin tasks with saṅkalpa and remembrance of Nārāyaṇa.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Dakṣa stands as a radiant patriarch-creator, gesturing toward a vast celestial wheel where twenty-seven nakṣatras appear as jeweled maidens encircling Soma’s silver chariot. The sky is a living calendar: each mansion glows with its own emblem, and the Moon’s cool light binds them into a single garland of time.","primary_figures":["Dakṣa","Soma (Candra)","Nakṣatras (27 personified maidens)"],"setting":"Celestial expanse with a zodiacal/nakṣatra mandala and Soma’s chariot moving along a luminous path.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["silver white","sapphire blue","opal sheen","soft lavender","golden starlight"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Dakṣa with ornate crown and gold halo presenting a circular nakṣatra-maṇḍala; Soma in a silver chariot with gold leaf highlights; 27 nakṣatra maidens as small icon-like figures around the wheel, heavy gold embossing for stars, rich reds/greens for garments, gem-studded jewelry details.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a lyrical night sky with a pale moon-chariot, delicate star points, 27 graceful maidens in a circular dance, Dakṣa at the edge like a sage-king; cool blues and silvers, refined faces, gentle motion lines.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized circular mandala of nakṣatras with bold outlines, Soma centered with large eyes and crescent crown, Dakṣa in profile offering; strong red/yellow/green accents against deep blue, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Soma with crescent crown, surrounded by a ring of 27 lotus-medallions each labeled as a nakṣatra, intricate floral borders, deep indigo cloth ground with gold star motifs, peacocks at corners, rhythmic devotional symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["soft mridangam pulse","night insects","gentle conch","wind chimes"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दक्षस्यापत्यमेतद्वै = दक्षस्य + अपत्यम् + एतत् + वै; विंशतिस्सप्त = विंशतिः + सप्त (विसर्ग/सन्धि); चोर्जिताः = च + ऊर्जिताः (स्वर-सन्धि)।
FAQs
They are the 27 lunar mansions used in Indian astronomy/astrology (Jyotiṣa), traditionally beginning with Aśvinī and ending with Revatī; this verse alludes to that canonical set as belonging to (or presided over by) Candra.
Purāṇic cosmology often narrates the universe through genealogies: deities, sages, and cosmic principles are mapped as familial lineages, integrating timekeeping (lunar months/asterisms) with sacred history.
The verse frames the cosmos as ordered and intelligible—an expression of dharma and divine governance—encouraging reverence for sacred time (tithi/nakṣatra) and disciplined ritual life aligned with cosmic rhythm.